Janelle Monáe returns with new music. A new song called 'Turntables' has been shared by the singer, songwriter and rapper. The track is lifted from the upcoming documentary All In: The Fight for Democracy, which features Stacy Abrams, a forthcoming Amazon Studios film about voter suppression.
All In: Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés direct and produce The Fight for Democracy. It's scheduled to hit theaters on September 9 and arrive on September 18 on Amazon Prime Video.
“This song doesn’t mean that I’m the leader, that I’m here to tell you what to do, how to fix things. I’m simply watching, examining and wanting to highlight all of the people who are on the front lines, fighting for our democracy, fighting against racial inequalities, fighting against white supremacy, fighting against systemic racism and systemic oppression. So this song is to keep us motivated. This song is to lift up and keep us galvanized when we’re fatigued. And this song is really for the people,” Janelle told Zane Lowe about the Nate “Rocket” Wonder-produced track on Apple Music this morning.
She also addressed how it’s important for artists in this climate to stay transparent. “No this ain’t the season, in my opinion, for artists to dilute their feelings. Transparency can take you on the road to empathy and better understanding of one another, and that’s what I’m realizing. There’s power in saying, “I don’t have it together”, or “This is how I’m feeling in this moment”, there’s a connection that you will make that you won’t even know you’ve made, but there’s more power in that than to be politically correct.”
Listen to the song below.